Dinner 7/24

We had Salmon and a Naked Fruit Salad.
It was all good.
Naked fruit= just fruit, no saucy dressing

I cut up:
watermelon
cantaloupe
pear
banana

I feel satisfied!

Lunch 7/24

I made a delicious salad:

chicken (left over from my $4.24 chicken from last night)
@2 cups of lettuce
slivered almonds
2-3 slices of cut up apple
1/4 garbanzo beans

dressing:
1 tbl low fat Ranch
1 tbl miracle whip

It was SO good.

Sorry, no picture.

Morning Blues

I woke up this morning ornery and sad. I feel a little fried - meaning my brain. I really just wanted to eat some waffles with syrup. That will make my tummy feel much better. And then I was MAD because I couldn't. Stupid! Stupid! I have to choose between a fat tummy or eating something I want. I don't like either of those two options. And then, it's my birthday on Sunday and I really want one of those delicious cupcakes from the Americana. Oh, they are sooooooo good. But I can't even have that! Because what's the point of eating something yummy if it's just going to continue to make me look fat! I feel sad for myself because I have to reject foods I have really enjoyed in the past. I'm sad I can't eat them anymore.

So I had a breakfast burrito instead and then went running.

Down for Me

That's down in a good way.

I am now 5 pounds down. Yea! 1,000,000 to go.

It IS like eating an elephant.

I am a bit ornery with a headache, but will push through.

Tennis (going late!), helping Kylie get her stuff together for her b-day party she is attending.

Food talk later!

A Better Peanut Butter

I ate a banana with peanut butter today after breakfast because I was still hungry. It is one of my favorite things to eat. It was very good - but it cost me 400 calories and now I have to eat a lighter dinner! I love Jiffy Creamy peanut butter - hmmmmm so good, but is there another one I can eat that is still yummy?

I've Flipped The Switch!

Ok - back to where I belong.

Thanks, Candice for pushing to the light.

So far, so good.

Eggs for breakfast.
Baking a whole chicken (only $2.41!)

Stalled

I have stalled.  Officially, you have reached a plateau in your weight loss when you have not lost either pounds or inches in three weeks.  Unfortunately, I don't measure inches so I only have the scale to listen to.  Also unfortunately, I know why I have stalled.

First, I am not taking my supplements.  This would seem to be a little thing, but somehow it greatly effects my weight loss results. What supplements?  Well... I take Dandelion Root, a Digestive Enzyme, Alpha Lipoic Acid (an anti-oxident), Calcium & Magnesium, a Fat Metabolizer, a (HUGE) multi-vitamin and Borage Oil.  Most of these I (supposedly) take three times a day. It is, literally, a handful!  It's really a very simple equation...  Take pills=lose weight.  I just hate taking pills!

Second, I am not eating my vegetables! I am so skimping on the variety and amount of veggies that I should be eating.  I eat my protein--and too much of that--but not enough vegetable and so I am not satisfied when I finish my meal.  Which makes me think that I am hungry.  Which makes me eat more fruit--I'm allowed two servings a day and I regularly eat three or four.  Again, it sounds like such a little thing, but it has made a significant difference in my weight loss.

Last night I had a carbohydrate attack.  Really it started at lunch time, when I ate a hot dog, with the bun.  And the ketchup.  And the pickle relish. (Sugar, sugar, sugar!) At dinner time, I ended up eating steak, my third serving of fruit for the day and then... a bowl of cereal and slice of toast with butter and jam. 

I need to refocus my priority.  I need to remember that I am worth the effort of making sure that I am eating correctly. I have slipped back into the habit of believing that what I eat is not that important--or at least less important than whatever I am doing at the times when I should be taking care of myself by preparing a complete meal instead of just protein and whatever is fastest.

I need to make better choices and put myself--my body and my health--first.